Monday, February 20, 2012

Best Beef Tartar in the World

No these aren't little chocolates. Although they do look sweet!

They're the beautiful little quail eggs that my husband served with the tartar he made me on Valentine's Day (yes I'm a little late getting this up). I should also mention it was his birthday, you know, just to make myself look even worse. He insisted on cooking, honest!

We started off with some fried oyster mushrooms with romano and arugula. Soooo delicious.

Then this heavenly tartar that he finely chopped and mixed with capers, shallots, chives, hot sauce, dijon, worcestershire, truffle oil, salt and pepper and egg yolk. He separated the yolk from the quail egg and set it in salted water, which hardened it just enough to stay intact when placed over the mound of bright red meat. The salad along side, which had just as much detailed attention put into it with it's finely chopped sweet potato and beets, was mixed with microgreens and lightly drizzled in truffle oil.

Honestly one of the best meals I've ever had. Love, love, love tartar. I even had some leftovers for lunch the next day. Yum!

Rachelle How are you so Gifted with the food gab? I found your blog link on the Ottawa Foodies site. So happy to hear you blog as your post had me smiling going I need to know this chick! anyways not a stalker or anything but any recommendations for a good ninja turles pizza place lots of chese (but thin) never thick. Very gooey and that salty authentic italian tomato sauce. Recently went to this hole in the wall (pardon the cliche) MAZING Called Pizza Italie. I'm guessing it's fairly well known on the strip because when I complemented the guy on the line and said you suck for not delivering to Ottawa but you're Pizza is legendary. he goes "I know." like move along keener hahaha if you haven't tried it give it a chance. Espoecially at 2 in the morning as they are open at all hours it seems.Anyways keep up the good bloggin guurrrrrrl!Samantha WilsonBeen thinking of growing some and getting my unsubmitted blogs out there that I've been computer Hoarding over the years. Maybe you can find the time to take a peek once I get started. later Bella Food Chic